¹⁷Now it happened that after three days, he called together those who were the most prominent of the Jews. And when^* they had assembled, he said to them, “Men and brothers, although^* I had done nothing against our^* people or the customs of our fathers, from Jerusalem I was delivered as a prisoner into the hands of the Romans, ¹⁸who, when they^* had examined me, were wanting to release me,^* because there was no basis for an accusation worthy of death with me. ¹⁹But because^* the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar (not as if I^* had any charge to bring against my own people).^h ²⁰Therefore for this reason I have requested to see you and to speak with you,^* for because of the hope of Israel I am wearing this chain!” ²¹And they said to him, “We have received no letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers come and^* reported or spoken anything evil about you. ²²But we would like to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.”

²³And when they^* had set a day with him, many more came to him at his lodging place, to whom he was explaining from early in the morning until evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and attempting to convince^* them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets. ²⁴And some were convinced by^* what was said, but others refused to believe. ²⁵So being in disagreement with one another, they began to leave after^* Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through the prophet Isaiah to your fathers, ²⁶saying,

‘Go to this people and say,

“You will keep on hearingⁱ and will never understand,

and you will keep on seeing^j and will never perceive.

²⁷For the heart of this people has become dull,

and with their^* ears they hear with difficulty,

and they have shut their eyes,

lest they see with their^* eyes,

and hear with their^* ears,

and understand with their^* heart,

and turn, and I would heal them.” ’^k

²⁸Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles. They also will listen!”^l

³⁰So he stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and welcomed all who came to him, ³¹proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

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Footnotes

*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had assembled”)
*Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had done”) which is understood as concessive
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had examined”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the causal genitive absolute participle (“objected”)
*Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had”) which is understood as concessive
hOr “nation”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had set”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the present tense has been translated as conative (“attempting to convince”)
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“what was said”) which is understood as means
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“made”)
iLiterally “hearing you will hear”
jLiterally “seeing you will see”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
kA quotation from Isa 6:9–10
lSome later manuscripts include v. 29: “And when he had said these things, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.”